I have a waffle Iron from hong kong. It has a round pronged plug (220v 50hz?) can I use it in the US?
Answer:
220V heating appliances have thinner heating elements (twice the voltage, half the current) and are a fire hazard if used on US current. You would need to have the heating element changed out.
You need an universal adapter which converts the pronged plug to the flat pins. The power ratings seem good
If you get an adapter as Mock Turtle suggests, you will find that the waffle iron does not work correctly. The reason is that most circuits in the US are 115 to 125 volts and that will be running the waffle iron at 1/2 voltage, roughly, using about 1/4 of the power it used in Hong Kong. You need to operate it on a 220 volt circuit to develop the right amount of heat.
I recommend that you forget the waffle iton .
Even if you could find the proper adapter, where would you plug it ? The clothes dryer outlet ? Unless you could make an adaptation to your 220v electric oven , you would have to provide a new countertop outlet and circut to accommodate it. This would definitely need a ground fault interrupter for that high voltage, especially in the kitchen. All this could cost much more than a just new waffle iron already designed for your current locale.
No. Go to your local Wal-Mart and pick up a new one for about $10-20.
I assume that 220V is available in the US ? and, I believe that the 110V outlets can be re-wired to give 220V ?
US A.C. is 60 cycles. However that only affects motors and digital clocks ...etc. 50 Hz will have no effect on your waffle iron.
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